We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding from Scottish Government's gambling Policy Team from the statutory levy on the gambling inductry to continue our work in Scotland until 2029!
See the attached photos for more information.
Thank you so much for sharing and helping our work reach a bigger audience!
🎉 Festival of Peer Inspiration 2026
📅 Save the date - 14th May
📍 Edinburgh College - Sighthill Campus
We are excited to get together to celebrate the achievements of the young people we've worked with in the past year and plant the seed of just what could be possible in the upcoming year!
🚭 #NoSmokingDay!
The theme for 2026 is 'Quit and Win' - encouraging people who smoke to quit and win with their physical health, mental wellbeing and personal finances when they leave tobacco behind.
➡️ ashscotland.org.uk/no-smoking-d...
#NSD26 #youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #scotland #vaping
Heard of '#chroming'?
An 11 year old died from inhaling toxic fumes after videos showing dangerous online trend were seen by friends. His mother claimed it was linked to a deadly TikTok challenge called ‘chroming’
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
#risktakingbehaviour #youthwork #scotland
We are passionate about #onlinesafety and to support #CyberScotlandWeek we're sharing our shiny new 'A Parent's Story' booklet and audio book 📖
gamblingeducationhub.fastforward.org.uk/resource/a-p...
Created by our team to help keep young people safe online - free to download, check it out!
New 🎉 ASH Scotland Resource Pack for Youth Work Settings
A new, free tobacco-free generation resource pack. Evidence based resource suitable for youth workers and other professionals working with young people.
ashscotland.org.uk/tobacco-free...
#youthwork #community #risktakingbehaviour
💫Welcome Week
@andemoore.bsky.social and Leigh out and about at Ayrshire College and Forth Valley College this week.
Brilliant to spend time with RCA Trust, Kooth and Action Against Stalking - learning more about their great work!
#community #youthwork #scotland
Last week, over 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms. Could an Australian-style #socialmedia ban for under-16s be on the cards in the UK?
#youthwork #risktakingbehaviour
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/l...
🔵 Blue Monday 🔵
Today, January’s third Monday, commonly known as #BlueMonday - is thought to be the most depressing day of the year - but is it really?
We should be thinking about our mental health every day of the year....
www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-ment...
#youthwork #Scotland
@youngscot.bsky.social have launched Truth About Youth survey. Aged 11-25? It gives #youngpeople the chance to share what life in #Scotland really looks like for them.
Please share to reach as many people as possible!
youngscot.net/news-databas...
#youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #community
Join us and our friends at the RCA TRUST, Simon Community Scotland, Cyrenians & GamCare - Scotland
Community Gambling Harms Roundtable
📍 Broomhill Gardens and Community Hub Greenock
🗓️ Wednesday February 4th at 10am
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
We look forward to welcoming you!
It was with great sadness that we learned that Simon Jaquet, our 1st CEO, died last week.
Simon was instrumental in setting Fast Forward up in 1987, and in it becoming a respected and valued national youth work organisation.
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The mum of a girl who died while copying a "horrible" social media trend is calling for children to be taught about the dangers of solvent abuse
1 of the reasons it's not just crucial to talk to young people about #risktakingbehaviour-but also to #listen
#youthwork
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We travel across #Scotland talking about #risktakingbehaviour to #young people at #school and #youth groups
Get in touch if we can help :)
#risktakingbehaviours #informeddecisions #snusdiscussed #nicotineawareness #internetsafety #gambling #scotland #gaming
Some people love the festivities & run up to Christmas but it can be a tough time for others. The opening of The Nook in #Glasgow by @samhscotland.bsky.social is brilliant. Open 7 days a week, appointment free to anyone age 10+ looking for mental health support.
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More research showing that early education is key around #risktakingbehaviours - we can help!
#Movember 2025 is coming to a close..
It challenges outdated beliefs that men should be strong & keep it together, promoting the message that expressing vulnerability is never a flaw. Open conversations & reaching out are not a sign of weakness but strength!
fastforward.org.uk/marvellous-m...
Fast Forward PIPS Network Meeting & #AGM
💻 Online
🗓️ 15th January
⏰ From 4pm
Join us at Fast Forward’s AGM & find out more about our activities over the past year with a focus on healthy masculinity
Click for tickets👇
bit.ly/4prbJXk
#risktakingbehaviour #scotland #youthwork #gamblingharm
👋 Some brilliant feedback from our work with Morgan Stanley and Pilotlight
"Fast Forward have benefitted from being able to draw the team's wide range of experience, and we were delighted to share our progress."
#partnership #thirdsector #scotland #risktakingbehaviour
Such sad news coming from the west coast - #drugs continues to be huge talking point at our school sessions
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
👉Wednesday at 10am!
Last chance to sign up :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-parents-...
#parenting #onlinesafety #gamblingharm
How's #Movember is going? Sporting a mighty moustache or having a handlebar headache?
Fun concept, serious message. We all have partners, fathers, brothers, sons, uncles, and friends that we love. Too many are dying too young, impacting relationships, families & communities
uk.movember.com
📆November 27th 3pm-4:30pm
PIPS Network Meeting - Peer Support & #Education for Individuals with #ADHD
We are excited to welcome guest speakers Bill Colley, Chair of Scottish ADHD Coalition & Jane Keyworth from FACE Family Advice👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pips-netwo...
#peereducation #youthwork
#TrusteesWeek
During Trustee Week, we'd like to thank our amazing Board of Directors for their commitment to, and support of, the staff team at Fast forward, and our work to improve the lives of #children and #youngpeople across #Scotland
We couldn’t do it without you!
#teamwork #thirdsector
Early intervention is key - #vaping is on the rise...
"Health experts say vaping is not competely harmless, so children and non-smokers should never vape."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#harmreduction #youthwork
YouthLink Scotland & Glasgow Life would like to engage with young people across Glasgow to understand the issues affecting them in their local community and how best to support them.
Please support & share the following survey within your networks too-open until the end of this week!
Thank you!
@andemoore.bsky.social and Jamie at @youthlinkscot.bsky.social National Youth Work Conference today at Glasgow's Radisson Blu.
Brilliant event - we were delighted to attend! Thank you to all involved in organising.
#youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #community
Street Assist, a group of volunteers who help revellers on nights out, reported #ketamine was becoming a social norm among young people with 90% of callouts now suspected to involve the drug.
The NHS is raising awareness of serious risks to #bladder health
#youthwork #risktakingbehaviour #scotland
👉 Complete the survey, collect 200 @youngscot.bsky.social reward points!
No Knives Better Lives are asking young people in #Scotland aged 11-25 to help them understand more about your experiences and views on violence and how to reduce it 💭
It only takes a few minutes, please share!✏️bit.ly/4nyAiRH